Wednesday, June 29, 2011

"To provide individuals and families access to affordable, high-quality health care, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands Medicaid to cover low-income adults and children with incomes up to 133 percent of the poverty line. Millions of low-income parents, non-disabled adults who do not have dependent children (and who are generally ineligible for Medicaid today except in a small number of states) and, in some instances, children now covered through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will become newly eligible for health coverage through Medicaid as a result. " Visit:Explaining Health Reform: The New Rules for Determining Income Under Medicaid in 2014 - Kaiser Family Foundation:

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

WND reports on the Supreme Court: "The high court denied an ACORN appeal, effectively ruling that Congress was legally entitled to cut off federal taxpayer funding of the left-wing organization. The court denied ACORN's petition for 'certiorari,' or legal review, in ACORN et al. v. United States (docket 10-1068) without comment, as is its custom." Visit: Another defeat for ACORN:

Monday, June 27, 2011

From New Jersey Right to Life : "On Monday, June 27, 2011, Senate and Assembly Budget Committees will meet in Trenton. Democrats, unhappy with the Governor's proposed budget, plan to present their own budget for Fiscal Year 2012. One of their main priorities is to restore $7.5M in taxpayer money to one of their core constituencies, Planned Parenthood. According to Planned Parenthood's own fact sheets, NJ family planning clinics will still continue to receive in excess of $9.6M from Federal tax dollars under the Title X program. Before Governor Christie eliminated funding for family planning in the state budget, NJ taxpayers were funding Planned Parenthood, despite the fact that we were not required to do so. "New Jersey Right to Life | Prolife:

Sunday, June 26, 2011

"In a press conference at the Vatican, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Dr. Robin L. Smith, Chairman and CEO of NeoStem, and Reverend Tomasz Trafny, Head of the Science and Faith Department at the Pontifical Council for Culture, provided further details on both their ongoing partnership and on a groundbreaking event the international Vatican conference on adult stem cells which is scheduled for November 9 – 11, 2011 at the Vatican." Visit:Vatican Puts $1 Million Behind Adult Stem Cell Research | LifeNews.com:

LifeNews.com: "Governor Robert Bentley signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act into law today." (The bill protects unborn children capable of feeling pain and bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.) Life News reported: "Senators voted 26-5 to pass the measure, which also requires abortion practitioners to give information about the abortions they do to the state health department" Visit:Alabama Governor Bentley Signs Fetal Pain-Based Abortion Ban | LifeNews.com:

Saturday, June 25, 2011

"Massimo Introvigne, a human rights representative for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has told an OSCE meeting in Bodollo, Hungary, that 105,000 people are killed every year because of their Christian faith."Report: Christian dies for beliefs every <I>5 minutes</i>:

Friday, June 24, 2011

A MESSAGE FORM DONNA DAVIS:PRO LIFE FRIENDS. A PRO-LIFE AWARENESS CHAIN WILL BE HELD ON Sat. July 2 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. AT LACKAWANNA AVENUE (corner of Lackawanna and Wyoming Ave.) (SAME SIDE OF STREET AS SEN. CASEY’S OFFICE.) Please Bring PRO-LIFE SIGNS, LIFE is a Beautiful Choice, ADOPTION, inc. PLEASE STOP PLANNED PARENTHOOD, ETC. DEFUND PP AND WHY they should be De-Funded) (NO SIGNS WITH ABORTION PHOTOS) SOME PARTICIPANTS WILL BE HOLDING PINK AND BLUE BALLOONS.. SPONSORED BY CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE PRAYER TEAM. MEMBERS OF PA FOR HUMAN LIFE'S SCRANTON CHAPTER ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Bishop James Conley of Denver recently released a warning to Catholic parents about the Girl Scouts in which he "quotes one youth minister: “It’s hard to imagine that a girl who remains involved with Girl Scouts into young adulthood won’t eventually learn of the connection her organization has with ‘pro-choice,’ pro-contraception, and ‘reproductive freedom’ groups. Having been influenced by GSUSA, she’ll be more receptive to this agenda. And if she was introduced to GSUSA through her parents and her local parish, then that will inevitably create contradiction between her Catholic faith and her Scouting experience.”" Visit:Girl Scouts, Sullied:

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Harrisburg, PA (June 14, 2011)-"By a vote of 38-12, the Senate passed legislation - prompted by a grand jury's report exposing horrific conditions at a Philadelphia abortion clinic - that would increase inspection, space, staffing, and other requirements for the 20 clinics operating throughout the state." Due to changes in the bill, it must go back to the House for approval and needs the Governor's signature before it becomes law. Visit:Crackdown on abortion clinics clears Pa. Senate | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/15/2011:

After news that abortionist Kermit Gosnell was being charged with eight counts of murder, the public also learned that Gosnell's clinic had not been inspected since 1993. The Department of Health pledged to inspect all of the state's 24 abortion clinics. The Philadelphia City Paper requested the records of those inspections. "Fifteen clinics were issued 'notices of deficiencies,' mostly regarding relatively minor infractions." the City Paper reported. Steven Brigham's abortion clinic had "Six pages of violation notices... issued." Visit:Still in Business | Philadelphia City Paper | 03/31/2011:

Monday, June 13, 2011

An article from the Heritage Foundation states, "While official Washington occupies itself with soaring deficits, health care costs and the status of the war on terror, state lawmakers have been busy passing law after law challeng­ing one or more core holdings of the high court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade." While the media elite would like us to believe the Tea Party was composed of people concerned with fiscal issues alone,it is clear that conservative social issues in the states are 'front burner' issues. Author Charles Donovan points to a count published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute which claims, "state legislatures have introduced nearly 500 pro-life measures" since the beginning of the year. Visit:ANALYSIS - Abortion is back on front burner

Saturday, June 11, 2011

"HARRISBURG, Pa. — Legislation that would overhaul the operating standards for abortion clinics in Pennsylvania cleared a first crucial vote in the state Senate on Wednesday after a tense, sometimes angry debate over whether the proposal would improve women’s health care or force clinics to close in a back-door attempt to outlaw abortion." Visit:Pennsylvania senators clash over abortion clinic standards | PennLive.com:

Friday, June 10, 2011

9th Circuit: Parties May Contribute To Candidates; No Limit for IE Contributions

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a ruling vindicating the political speech and association rights of corporations and political parties. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s decision to enjoin certain San Diego campaign finance laws. This decision upheld the right of political parties to make contributions to their candidates, and the right of individuals, associations, and corporations to make unlimited contributions to committees making independent expenditures.

James Bopp, Jr., counsel for the plaintiffs, commented, “One of the important purposes of political parties is to elect their candidates to office. It is absurd to forbid them from giving money to support their candidates. The Ninth Circuit understood that the First Amendment gives citizens the right to band together in political parties, and that political parties have a First Amendment right to financially support their candidates.” About the independent expenditure ruling, Mr. Bopp said, “The Supreme Court has ruled that there is no permissible reason for the government to limit independent expenditures themselves. This is true even when the expenditures are made by corporations. It naturally follows that if the expenditures cannot be limited, then money to groups making expenditures cannot be limited either, even when the money comes from associations and corporations.”

The Ninth Circuit’s decision also ruled that San Diego’s laws banning direct corporate contributions to candidates, and preventing candidates from accepting contributions more than a year before the primary, are likely constitutional. Mr. Bopp disagreed with the Court, explaining, “Both these bans are bans on political speech and association. And the Supreme Court has said that while limits may be acceptable, bans are not.” Mr. Bopp said that these rulings may yet be overturned by subsequent litigation in this case.

The case is known as Thalheimer v. City of San Diego. The Ninth Circuit’s decision is availably athttp://www.jamesmadisoncenter.org/cases/files/2011/06/Dkt-76-1-OPINION.pdf. The other documents from this case are athttp://www.jamesmadisoncenter.org/cases/06-09-2011/486/.

James Bopp, Jr. has a national federal and state election law practice. He is an attorney with Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom and General Counsel for the James Madison Center for Free Speech. He is also a former Co-Chairman of the Election Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society.

Monday, June 06, 2011

"For abortions at 22 weeks or beyond, feticide is recommended prior to the evacuation of the uterus to stop the fetal heart. In 2010, of the 1,173 abortions performed at 22 weeks and over, 70% were reported as preceded by a feticide and a further 25% were performed by a method whereby the fetal heart is stopped as part of the procedure. 2% of abortions at 22 weeks or beyond were confirmed as having no feticide. For the remaining 3%, at the time of publication, we had not been able to confirm whether feticide had been performed." Visit:Sometimes the horror is too much: ‘Feticide’ and stopping the baby’s heart | LifeSiteNews.com:

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

The Guardian reported on waiting times for care under the United Kingdom's government controlled National Health Service: "New NHS performance data reveal that the number of people in England who are being forced to wait more than 18 weeks has risen by 26% in the last year, while the number who had to wait longer than six months has shot up by 43%.

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Susan Kardos Cirba served as education director of the Scranton Chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life,1985-1994 and 2000 to the present. She is a writer and editor for The Pro-Life Reporter, an eight-page newspaper published quarterly
by PA for Human Life, Scranton. Susan earned a BS in Human Services and Theology from the University of Scranton, and a Master’s in Religious Education from Marywood College. She has worked as a religious education director, a substitute teacher, and a theology instructor in the University of Scranton’s Dexter Hanley College for five years. Susan has given over 100
pro-life presentations at schools, and churches in the Scranton area. Married to Robert Cirba Jr. for 36 years, she is the mother of four daughters: Jeanine, Dianne, Mary
and Linda Cirba and has a ten year old granddaughter.and a three month old granddaughter.
For information or presentations on abortion, chastity or euthanasia contact SueCirba@hotmail.com.

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From a commencement speech by Ronald Reagan in 1952: "[The idea of America] is nothing but the inherent love of freedom in each one of us, and the great ideological struggle that we find ourselves engaged in today is not a new struggle. It’s the same old battle. We met it under the name of Hitlerism; we met it under the name of Kaiserism; and we have met it back through the ages in the name of every conqueror that has ever set upon a course of establishing his rule over mankind. It is simply the idea, the basis of this country and of our religion, the idea of the dignity of man, the idea that deep within the heart of each one of us is something so God-like and precious that no individual or group has a right to impose his or its will upon the people." Visit: What I Saw at the Rotunda: